The Grinch (fictional character)

There are moments of uproarious fun in Dr. Seuss' never-before-published picture book, "What Pet Should I Get?"

Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known for his more fantastical creatures — the Grinch, Things One and Two — proves himself just as capable of conjuring the ordinary house cat's supreme self-satisfaction and the archetypal good dog's sincere desire to be of service. He also throws in the inspired thing on a string, a flying fur ball that fairly zips off the page.

That's the good news. The bad news is that "What Pet Should I Get?" is pretty much what you'd expect from a 50-year-old manuscript that Geisel himself never published, and that languished for...

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There are moments of uproarious fun in Dr. Seuss' never-before-published picture book, "What Pet Should I Get?"
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